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Synthesis 1990; 1990(12): 1112-1114
DOI: 10.1055/s-1990-27105
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Preparation of Enantiomerically Enriched Compounds Using Enzymes; VII.1 A Synthesis of Japanese Beetle Pheromone Utilizing Lipase-Catalyzed Enantioselective Lactonization

Takeshi Sugai* , Shoko Ohsawa, Hiroshi Yamada, Hiromichi Ohta
  • *Department of Chemistry, Keio University, Hiyoshi 3-14-1, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223, Japan
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02 May 2002 (online)

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The Japanese beetle pheromone, (R,Z)-(-)-5-(1-decenyl)-2-oxo-tetrahydrofuran, was synthesized by means of the enzymatic enantioselective lactonization of the racemic key-intermediate methyl (RS)-4-hydroxy-5-tetradecynoate.

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